Neil Pierre
ratings updated 7 Sept 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Philadelphia Union.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Philadelphia Union II — MLS Next Pro: 5 apps, 1g 0a, 401 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Philadelphia Union; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 3 | 2 | 0 | 224 | 7.67 |
Scout report
★ Standout performer
All Major League Soccer standouts →One of the biggest game-time risers in the Major League Soccer: on the pitch for 76% of Philadelphia Union's available minutes this season, up from 1% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.
Neil Pierre is a 18-year-old central defender at Philadelphia Union, rated 51.516000000000005 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 96th of 491 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer and 55th of 148 U-19 players tracked. A teenage prospect, he has been a regular starter this season (75.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.08 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pierre.
Judged on this season alone, Pierre graded 27 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 102nd of 127 of the 127 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 2 clean sheets and 4.082 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 27).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 52, top 15% of the 127 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 18 Pierre is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 7.2 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Philadelphia Union finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side
4.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 75.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.38 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
- Defensive volume. 4.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 18 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 51.516000000000005, Pierre carries the 19th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 127 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 18 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (100/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 18, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
